Chair Dance: Expressionism, Post Modernism, and Popular Culture

Cyclopea · 11-24-2009, 06:08 PM

Chair Dancing as a post modern art form has crossed the fine art/pop culture divide to become the most widespread intersection between high and low culture in the current dance landscape.

What specific qualities contained in the Chair Dancing genre contribute to its status as a treasured art as well as a popular amateur pastime?

Is prop-based or seated dance an inferior or lesser performance of free movement?

Can expressive and classical dance intersect in the choreography of the Chair Dance?

Can Chair Dancing include narrative structure, and if so, how?

These are just a few starter questions open for Chair Dancing discussion.
Whether you are a professional dancer, an aficionado, a movement theoretician, a chairmaker or an amateur Chair Dance practitioner this is the thread for all things Chair Dance. All thoughts, opinions, reflections and links are welcome here.

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-dMffPnts"]YouTube- chair dance[/ame]

11-24-2009, 06:08 PM	#1
Cyclopea Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Lesbian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Exit Zero Posts: 1,267 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,694 Thanked 1,617 Times in 633 Posts Rep Power: 226199	Chair Dance: Expressionism, Post Modernism, and Popular Culture Chair Dancing as a post modern art form has crossed the fine art/pop culture divide to become the most widespread intersection between high and low culture in the current dance landscape. What specific qualities contained in the Chair Dancing genre contribute to its status as a treasured art as well as a popular amateur pastime? Is prop-based or seated dance an inferior or lesser performance of free movement? Can expressive and classical dance intersect in the choreography of the Chair Dance? Can Chair Dancing include narrative structure, and if so, how? These are just a few starter questions open for Chair Dancing discussion. Whether you are a professional dancer, an aficionado, a movement theoretician, a chairmaker or an amateur Chair Dance practitioner this is the thread for all things Chair Dance. All thoughts, opinions, reflections and links are welcome here. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVWnTwnYVno"]YouTube- BEST CHAIR DANCE[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-dMffPnts"]YouTube- chair dance[/ame]